#and they would have seen monty python and the holy grail

[witchering10123]

you can't tell me that the marauders wouldn't have LOVED monty python

[rsytma]

yay im going to see monty python in the cinema tonight <3 just as god (graham chapman) intended

[starwrittenresources]

✨— 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐏𝐘𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐘 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐋 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒 ✨

quotes from the 1975 Monty Python and the Holy Grail film. feel free to switch around pronouns, diction, and the like to make them more suitable for your muse.

❝ Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony. ❞

❝ Stop. Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three, ere the other side he see. ❞

❝ What… is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow? ❞

❝ What makes you think she's a witch? ❞

❝ 'Tis but a scratch! ❞

❝ I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty-headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries! ❞

❝ Oh, stop bitching and let’s go have tea. ❞

❝ Those who hear them seldom live to tell the tale! ❞

❝ You stay in the room and make sure he doesn’t leave. ❞

❝ You’re not going to do a song while I’m here. ❞

❝ What I object to is that you automatically treat me like an inferior! ❞

❝ Guards, make sure the prince doesn't leave this room until I come and get him.❞

❝ Look, it's my duty as a knight to sample as much peril as I can. ❞

❝ We were in the nick of time. You were in great peril. ❞

❝ It's just a flesh wound. ❞

❝ Are you suggesting coconuts migrate? ❞

❝ In order to maintain air-speed velocity, a swallow needs to beat its wings forty-three times every second, right? ❞

❝ Will you go and tell your master that Arthur from the Court of Camelot is here?❞

❝ Come and see the violence inherent in the system. Help! Help! I'm being repressed! ❞

❝ Well, that's no ordinary rabbit. ❞

❝ Look, that rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide! It's a killer! ❞

❝ We are now no longer the Knights who say Ni. ❞

❝ It's only a model! ❞

❝ Go and tell your master that we have been charged by God with a sacred quest. If he will give us food and shelter for the night, he can join us in our quest for the Holy Grail. ❞

❝ Well, I'll ask him, but I don't think he will be very keen. Uh, he's already got one, you see. ❞

❝ On second thought, let's not go to Camelot. It is a silly place. ❞

❝ Bring out yer dead. ❞

❝ I'm not dead. I'm getting better. ❞

❝ You're not fooling anyone, you know. Isn't there anything you could do? ❞

❝ Oh, but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you. ❞

❝ You must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest… WITH… A HERRING! ❞

❝ Oh, king eh? Very nice. And how'd you get that, eh? By exploiting the workers. By hanging on to outdated imperialist dogma which perpetuates the economic and social differences in our society. ❞

❝ What manner of man are you that can summon up fire without flint or tinder?❞

❝ I seek the bravest and the finest knights in the land who will join me in my court at Camelot. ❞

❝ You have proved yourself worthy. Will you join me? ❞

❝ I have no quarrel with you, good Sir Knight. But I must cross this bridge. ❞

❝ Now, stand aside, worthy adversary! ❞

❝ Is there someone else up there we can talk to? ❞

❝ No, now go away or I shall taunt you a second time! ❞

❝ Follow. But! Follow only if ye be men of valor! For the entrance to this cave is guarded by a creature so foul, so cruel, that no man yet has fought with it… and lived! BONES of full fifty men lie strewn about its lair! So! Brave knights! If you do doubt your courage or your strength, come no further, for death awaits you all with nasty, big, pointy teeth… ❞

❝ Look, if he was dying, he wouldn't have bothered to carve 'Aaaauuuggghhhh'. He'd just say it. ❞

❝ I seek the Grail! I have seen it, here in this castle! ❞

❝ Get on with it! ❞

❝ Please! This is supposed to be a happy occasion. Let's not bicker and argue about who killed who. ❞

[shieldhearted]

Written as part of the @jilymicrofics March Challenge Day 2: Chaperone || word count: 450 Rating: M This one is connected to my main fic.

James would never ever call the woman he’s certain would be his mother-in-law a fool. But he did think that going to bed early, and entrusting Sirius to chaperone her daughter and her boyfriend was an act of a fool. Daisy Evans did not truly understand just how mad for each other he and Lily were. Her lapse in observation was his gain though, his own parents having long since retired.

It was snowing, of course he and Lily were going to cuddle up together on the sofa under the blanket. And of course, Sirius was more than happy to lay out on the floor puzzling out the book of ‘diabolical magic squares’ Lily had gotten him for Christmas. On the telly the Potters rarely used, a film titled Monty Python and the Holy Grail was playing.

“Lily, this is the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen!” James protested, watching as a woman was revealed to weigh the same as a duck, and thus, she was a witch, clearly.

“That’s the point!” she giggled

This film was, according to her, a “cinematic masterpiece”. James had his doubts, but Lily never did look more beautiful than when she was laughing. Of course his hands began to wander. The blanket thrown over them both was the perfect cover.

James grinned against Lily’s temple when she didn’t fight him off and instead bit her lip to keep quiet once his hands found their way under her dress. Her back pressed against his chest and one hand found his knee, fingers curling around the fabric of his trousers.

The smallest of gasps escaped her when his fingers found their way to her knickers, pushing them aside for better access. They both looked to Sirius then, still ignoring them, and breathed a sigh of relief. James continued, quietly reprimanding her for her small outburst.

He massaged her, slow and methodical, stopping when her breathing became too laboured, or he thought she was going to moan, but a reprieve was all it was. In return, she’d twist just enough to kiss his neck and whisper as quietly as she could, begging him to keep going.

A few minutes of dedicated attention and James could feel Lily getting close, could feel her stifling every sigh and moan, and how hard it was for her to keep at it. Just a little bit—

“Merlin’s pants, you two!” Sirius interrupted. “If you wanted to wank each other off, you could’ve asked me to leave!”

Lily laughed, but there was some frustration behind it, the moment slipping away from them as they realised they’d been caught.

“Right,” James breathed. “You mind fucking off now?”

“Bloody rabbits, the pair of you! Disgusting!”

[louis--wifey]

Your Stupid Face || Texcali

Pairing: Texas x California

Warning(s): angst with a fluffy ending

Word count: 1346

Summary: Based on Your Stupid Face by Kaden MacKay

Texas would not be shocked to find out that California hated him. He didn't like him much either. They had to deal with each other because of the state meetings that they both would agree are insanely tedious. At least they could agree on something, right?

California hated Texas, hated how happy he was, hated how proud he was, hated how patriotic he was. He hated everything about him from his looks to his views. California hated Texas because he could never agree with him. Their views were so different there is no way that either of them could truly ever get along.

Sometimes Cal would like to insult Texas straight to his face and tell him that he's a disgrace to humanity but he doesn't do that. He has too much of a guilt complex to insult anyone right to their face.

That doesn't stop him from thinking mean things though, or imagining that he's saying them to Texas. He’d imagined the hurt look on his face and smiled to himself. Does that make him a horrible person?

If California could make Texas disappear without a trace then he would consider it a perfect world. But since the world could never be that great, he’ll just hate his stupid face.

California was glad that he only saw Texas on meeting days but his gladness went away when he was forced to stay at the statehouse. It didn't help that Florida and Louisiana messed with the room chart… California was placed right beside Texas and had to share a bathroom with him, New York, Washington, and Oklahoma.

Cal has lived at the statehouse for three months now. He sees Texas everyday, hears him laughing, notices his smiles. They actually started getting along.

California was shocked to say the least when Texas asked him to join him and a few other states to a movie night. He didn't really ask, he just shoved a bowl of popcorn in Cal’s hands and told him to join him in watching Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Something about Texas suddenly asking California to do random activities with him became normal. Cal actually liked it.

At some point he laid in bed, eyes wide open at the realization that he liked Texas. He really liked Texas. “Nooo!” He’d groan to himself. How could this happen? He hated Texas, right?

California really liked how happy Texas looked. He really liked his laugh, and his smile. He just really liked his face. He’d like to tell him but how could he? They were so different. And Cal wasn't one to flaunt his love. Maybe he’d hope that Texas would notice or even say that he liked him first.

California had come to enjoy state meetings because he sat across from Texas, meaning he could stare at him. Texas did notice this, he’d notice that every time he’d notice Cal staring at him, California would turn red and look away.

Texas started talking to him more after that. They’d hang out so much it confused all the other states, did they like each other now? Yes. At some point they’d shared their first kiss.

When Texas wasn't at a meeting or even in the same room as California he felt so out of place. Like a plant without roots or a song on mute.

Part of California believed that Texas should fear being in a relationship with him. Every relationship he’d ever been in ends horribly, he'd eventually scare him away.

If the world was perfect, Texas would have never invaded California’s space. But the world is obsessed with saying “psych”. Now Cal likes his stupid face.

California and Texas have been together for a month and a half. They cuddled almost every night, watched movies together, and listened to music. California was somewhat shocked when Texas said he hadn't seen Brokeback Mountain so they watched it immediately.

Eventually California would become correct, he got too comfortable and he couldn't take it. Before he knew it, he was sabotaging his own relationship, like he’d done so many times before.

Texas and California got into a fight. A fight left Cal standing helpless in the middle of his room and Texas's back getting further away.

Cal laid curled up in his bed, thinking of what he should’ve done. Why was he like this? Finally a good thing came his way and he sabotaged it like he’d always done.

California still couldn't stop thinking about Texas and how much he missed his face, his smile, his laugh, his touch… But it didn't matter now, Texas was probably disgusted by him, by his stubbornness.

California knew life was cruel and that he was cruel to himself. He was foolish to trust himself, he was foolish to trust Texas. He knew he was being senseless. How could he be so naive? How could he be naive enough to put his heart in his sleeve knowing that he would drop it himself.

If the world was perfect Texas would be in California’s embrace. Since the world denied him one last kiss, Cal will just miss his stupid face.

Three weeks passed after their break up. California was startled by a knock on his bedroom door. He stood from his bed and opened his door. Cal was shocked to see Texas standing there.

California’s breath caught in his throat. “What are you doing here?” He asked, he came out much more coldly than he met for it to be.

Texas stood there for a minute, “I thought about you. After you ran away-”

“I didn't run away!” California crosses his arms defensively. He paused for a moment. “It was, it was a strategic retreat.”

Texas gave him a look and rolled his eyes in a superficial way. “I want to talk to you.”

“What is there to talk about?” California asked in an almost theatrical manner. “It's over, I ruined it.”

“Well… Are you sorry?” Texas asked, he tilted his head to the side as he did.

“Well, yeah, of course I'm sorry, but-” California started, he couldn't forgive himself even though he was sorry.

“Then I forgive you.” Texas stepped towards Cal and placed his hand on his cheek.

“No, no, don't forgive me!” California snapped and pushed Texas's hand away from him. “Why do you do that? Why, why give me another chance to mess things up?”

Texas swatted California’s hand away and placed his back on Cal’s cheek. “Because I love you.”

California stood there in complete shock. “Because you, what?”

Those three words were completely uncalled for, especially from Texas. Why didn't he hate him? Why did he care? Couldn't he just barate him? Wouldn't that be fair?

How could he leave their problems and pain on the shelf! If Texas didn't hate California then he couldn't hate himself. But maybe that's why Cal needed him, he shattered his fear. Despite his misdeed, Texas was still right there.

California thinks that it was stupid to date him but Texas was willing to try. If Tex didn't hate him, why should he?

California stared up at Texas. “Are you sure you don't want to give up on me?”

Texas smiled down at Cal. “I’m sure.”

“You're a moron…” California muttered as Texas leaned forward and kissed him.

So Texas thought that they could work? Here, California thought he was the dumb one. Texas smirked down at California. “What?” California asked as he pouted.

Texas forgave him for all he did wrong, he was unmuting a song, and California felt like he was in the right place. Once again he belonged to someone.

California wished Texas would drop his stupid smirk, though by now he'd earned that. No matter how intensely Cal would pout, Tex’s would always win out, it's time California learned that.

Though they went together like a Chanel No. 5 and mace. At least it's not as dull as fitting like a glove. Texas is a nightmare that California had not been dreaming about. When push came to shove, California loved his stupid face.

[genderfluid-insomniac]

Day 11: Comfort Movie

Characters:

Mei

Comfort movies come in variations for her depending on how much comfort she needs with Monty Python and the Holy Grail being when she needs to just focus on comfort and familiarity. If she needs a bit of comfort then she’ll watch the first How to Train Your Dragon movie and comment on how amazing the music is, the funny jokes, the obvious dragon similarities, and what she’d look like if she was a dragon like the ones in her family. Movies with her are the best experience with both of you getting your favorite snacks, building a pillow or blanket fort, having cuddles or sharing a blanket, and tissues if she changes one of her comfort movies to an emotional one. It’s a night that became more common after MK and the gang went through a world-ending crisis after one another. You stayed with her for almost two weeks after the Samadhi fire incident where movie nights were pretty much every night and she laid in your arms during the entire night.

Giyu (play about his favorite thing)

Although there aren’t such things as movies there are plays and it’s one of the few things he remembers loving attending with Sabito. Their favorite play was about a warrior from ancient Greece who was originally a god, but then he turned mortal and slowly rose back to his godhood. But when he lost his best friend and was thrust into the Demon Slayer corp he tried to forget about it but one day the play was back in town while he was on a mission. So out of both curiosity and closure and as the play went on he got flashbacks and more positive memories. When it finished he left with a soft smile and figured that seeing now would be a fond thing instead of a bad one, especially with you.

Jing Yuan

Someone, he forgot who, introduced him to a movie about a bunch of lions who rule over a big land and then fall victim to a plot to kill the thing and blame the young prince. Jing Yuan loved the music and how so many of the characters were charismatic not to mention funny and mentioned strategies or lessons he agreed with. You will often find him napping or lying with his lion. To no one’s surprise, you’ll often get dragged into a nap with him or convinced to watch the movie again even if you’ve seen it so get ready to stay in for a movie night with cuddling involved.

[drconstellation]

Once and Future Royalty

Just, stay with me on this one. I know its going to look crazy at the start, but trust me, I know where I'm going.

It all started with the 537AD scene in Wessex in the opening montage of "Hard Times," S1E3. Yeah, the one where Aziraphale is supposed to be a knight of the Round Table and Crowley is role-playing the Black Knight, and they are both so super-squeaky shiny clean - not a speck of dirt or mud on them. wtf! It looks out of place, unrealistic, and was bugging the crap out of me, like a stone in your shoe. It just didn't fit. I mean, why put a myth, a legend, into that sequence? Oh, OK, yeah, the preceding stories from the Bible, like the Garden of Eden and the Flood, aren't "myths" as well, you say? Hmm. In the context of the Good Omens AU, being a biblical based story, they belong there far more than the legend of King Arthur.

King Arthur, who supposedly united Britain under his rule during the late 5th century and early 6th century, was shown to have the divine right to rule by wielding the mighty sword Excalibur. Some stories tell of Arthur pulling Excalibur from a stone. Some tell of him receiving Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake. Either way, it was bestowed upon him by divine grace. Despite his triumph in battle, he left no heirs, as his queen, the fair Guinevere, was barren. She had a long-running love affair with the greatest knight of the court, Sir Lancelot, but despite this being an open secret in court Arthur would not put her aside. The knights of the Round Table in the court of Camelot were near-paragons of Christian virtue, and there are many tales of their search for the Holy Grail, the cup from the Last Supper of Jesus Christ.

In the end, mortally wounded in battle, Arthur was taken away for healing, and never seen again. It was said he would return when Britain was at it most direst hour to save the day once more. A "messianic" return.

The Once and Future King.

Now, I'm no Arthurian novice; I drank up all of T. H. White as a teenager, read the Dark is Rising multiple times, Marion Zimmer Bradley's interpretation and what ever else I could lay my hands on for a good couple of decades. And there is LOTS of King Arthur stuff around. You are not left wanting for anything new to read or consume. And I'll bet there are a fair few of you also out there who know a quite bit about the legend as well. Oh, and I can't tell you how many times I have watched Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I still walk around quoting it day-to-day, like the good little Gen-Xer I am, having grown up on that stuff. So I really should have listened to my intuition when bits of Monty Python kept popping up in my brain in response to other parts of GO I was thinking about. (Staaay, I said, stay with me here....)

I kept chewing away furiously on the Wessex problem, growling in feral frustration at it, but also kept reading and sorting out some other ideas and metas at the same time. Eventually I found the key in a tiny little post, about a small detail in the 1941 Blitz episode S2E4, of all places. I wanted to slap myself with how much was staring me in the face so obviously once the door opened. And the damn beauty of it is, that I already written about some it, out of context, without knowing the why.

OK. Where to start this journey...hmmm, back to Monty Python, because, guess what - the Wessex scene is actually riffing off one the more famous skits out the the Holy Grail. The scene is a masterpiece of political satire, from start to finish, but the relevant part here is this sequence:

In case you missed the salient points: Arthur claims he is king by divine providence, because he was given Excalibur by the Lady of the Lake. Dennis the peasant protests this waterlogged method of determination, mentioning ponds, watery tarts and a moistened... well, I hope you get the idea about where this is going.

Meanwhile, in 537AD, Wessex, as the mist swirls around them:

"It is a bit damp," complains a shiny silver Aziraphale.

Yes, Excalibur would be a bit damp after it emerged from the Lake. (vidavalor! Get your mind out of the gutter! I'm trying to have a serious discussion here! Please! And I wasn't even going to go anywhere near what the sword in the stone is really meant to be referring to...it's not even relevant to the discussion at hand, I swear! Well, there is going to be sexual relations mentioned but - oh, never mind...)

Right. Where were we. Lets leave those super-clean elite pretendy knights to swim off through the swirling mist back to their dry homes to write and file reports to head office, along with Patsy and the hired Igors, and Dennis can keep playing in his lovely muddy filth after he finishes protesting being repressed by the divinely-deluded Arthur. I've got a bit more to say about what Aziraphale and Crowley might represent here later but you need some more context first, so lets move on. I just needed to show you the first bit so you can see the Arthurian theme stretches across both S1 and S2, and will likely appear in S3 as well. More about that towards the end.

Ah, before I forget...another ref from the Holy Grail we need to cover:

This GIF, unfortunately, doesn't have the full exchange between the peasants, which is this:

P1: "Who's that then?" P2: "I don't know. Must be a king." P1: "How can you tell?" P2: "Because he doesn't have any shit on him."

Ah. Er. OH!

Have you made the connection?

Who have I been emphasizing as being unusually clean in their Arthurian setting? That's right, Aziraphale and Crowley.

What's this implying? That they are royalty. Celestial royalty. Maybe not kings, but how about princes? You know how we've been discussing whether Crowley was a once at least an Archangel, and there is even a hint that he was a fallen prince of Heaven given during the replay of Gabriel's trial? (Not the prince, but a prince - a seraphim) And that Aziraphale may have once been Raphael, and may be again in the future? Once and future royalty. To me it adds weight to the past discussion, and helps to explain the assumed authority expressed in these two scenes here: On the left, Aziraphale takes control inside the book shop as the angels and demons argue who is going to punish Gabriel and Beelzebub (finally found it after several months!) and on the right, Crowley is shouting at the assembling demons in the street that they are "out of order."

Onward, Patsy. (I hope you're still with me.)

1941, the Blitz part 2, minisode.

We've found Excalibur! On to Camelot!

[Edit note: I've added a few GIFs and screen shots into the sequence of parallels above because I was thinking over a few things since I posted and felt this actually sat better. To try and explain, as they don't exactly match as I would like, in the Holy Grail movie, King Arthur and the knights he has gathered rock up at the foot of Camelot and gaze up in awe at it. "Camelot!" Arthur declares to the party. "Camelot!" Galahad echoes in excitement. And a third "Camelot!" comes from Lancelot. What do we get in GO? Aziraphale leaps out of the Bentley (Crowley's black horse) and declares "The theater! Sophocles! Shakespeare!" I swear, if you put the two side by side, they would match. It's not just a reminder of how much time Aziraphale has seen pass by, or that we are seeing a tragedy play out. But damn it, I could so just see Aziraphale attending a Sophocles performance in Athens back in the day...]

Camelot was King Arthur's castle and home of his court. In S2 of GO the Windmill Theater is established as our court of Camelot where our 1941 Blitz-era Arthurian drama is to play out, involving Furfur and the zombies.

Yes, poor old Furfur. Two's company, three's a crowd, as they say. Now we know we're in Camelot, we need to be reminded of the central tragedy of the Arthurian story, that ultimately led to the golden kingdom's fall. Lady Guinevere, Arthur's queen, famously loved Sir Lancelot, and the two were passionate lovers. It was essentially a love-triangle at the top, with Arthur being jilted, but he wouldn't/couldn't discard his queen. Where do we see this playing out in 1941?

Furfur, pleased with himself for catching an angel and a demon in the act of consorting together (with the help of the zombies,) barges into the backstage dressing room, and confronts the lovers with their crime. But who is playing who in the Arthurian love triangle? I would say Furfur is clearly caught in the role of Arthur here. Consider the following exchange:

FURFUR: Hmm, well, well, well… What have we here? AZIRAPHALE: Sorry, have we met? FURFUR: Oh, no, you never had the pleasure, but… we have, haven't we? CROWLEY: Have we? FURFUR: What do you mean "have we?" You know we have. We were in the same legion. Just before the Fall. Doing dubious battle on the plains of Heaven. Remember? CROWLEY: I remember going into battle, I don't remember being there with you. Sorry. FURFUR: I was right next to you. We did loads together. You use to jump on me back, little monkey in the waistcoat. Anyway, whether you do or whether you don't, it doesn't matter. I'm here to inform you, as a representative of the Higher Powers of Hell, that you, Crowley, are in breach of the Infernal Code. Consulting and collaborating with an angel, Fell the Marvelous, aka… [opens book] Azirapalala. Azirapapap. Aziphapalala. AZIRAPHALE: [annoyed] Aziraphale

Furfur claims a past intimate relationship with Crowley, which Crowley spurns offhandedly. Crowley is playing Guinevere here, jilting Furfur/Arthur, which leaves the demon-smiting Aziraphale standing in for the handsome hero Lancelot (with his French connections, no less), and doesn't he make us weak at the knees when he drops his voice an octave in dominating disgust. (Is it suddenly getting hot in here...? Phew!)

Interestingly, looking back in S1 at 537AD Wessex, though, I would say that Crowley was Lancelot as the Black Knight, a role that Lancelot sometimes played in the legends, and Aziraphale would then be the fair maiden Guinevere. It certainly plays into Crowley's long term role of playing the knight who comes to the rescue of Aziraphale's princess in distress. Excalibur was no where in sight, perhaps still beneath the waters of the lake. Nor Arthur. Perhaps it was still too early in the story then...

I had originally suggested in my very first post that Furfur was given a stag as his demon avatar because he was wearing horns for being cuckolded by Crowley. But I wasn't quite thinking about it in context with the Arthurian legend! The stag is also often associated with royalty, plus while wandering around the medieval bestiary website that someone linked to, it interestingly notes that the enemy of the snake is the stag and the stork (Shax's avatar.) Ah ha!

So how can we extrapolate this knowledge into a possible appearance of the Arthurian theme in S3?

Will we see the love triangle of Arthur/Guinevere/Lancelot come back into play and cause more chaos? I'm wondering if it might have something to do with the Fall.

Or will our lovers bring down a divinely-appointed ruler via their committed behind-the-back defiance of expected propriety?

Will Excalibur appear from beneath the waters, perhaps in another form, to declare a new king?

Could it even be a combination Jesus/Arthur, King of the World, returned? And they turn out to be a very naughty boy, disappearing into the night clubs of Times Square, New York, and that's how they lose him? (Social media viral sensation, anyone?)

I wouldn't be half-surprised if Greasy Johnson's name turns out to be Arthur, actually.

And no, I haven't forgotten that Adam's dad was named Arthur as well.

Bring on S3!

**Bonus**

If you've made it this far and you're thinking:

Let me leave you with this last connection.

In the back stage change room, remember Furfur delivers these lines:

FURFUR: What do you mean "have we?" You know we have. We were in the same legion. Just before the Fall. Doing dubious battle on the plains of Heaven. Remember?

On the first level, he is referring the Great War in the Good Omens AU.

On the second level, Furfur is paraphrasing Milton's Paradise Lost.

On a third level, I can (and will in a future meta) connect this back to the training initiative paintball fight at Tadfield Manor in S1.

And even deeper on a fourth level, if you do know the Holy Grail movie well, you'll remember there is an odd little subplot in it, that infers that the whole King Arthur and his knights thing is merely a full-on violent cosplay that is murderously rampaging across the countryside in the present day with the police in hot pursuit. It's a strange juxtaposition between reality and dream, and you aren't quite sure what it is real or not. The ending is bizarrely and abruptly surreal as the two story lines collide in the heat of battle, as the police turn up and arrest the combatants. A bit like this:

[darlingzelda]

What TV shows/Movies/Books the Court of Darkness Characters would like

Guy: The Prince (Machiavelli)

this needs very little explanation

It’s a book about how aristocrats or political figures can gain power and maintain status. Also known for justifying the means to the ends. (which Guy has definitely been known to do.)

Toa: The Lord of the Rings (Tolkien)

We know Toa really likes to read stories and romance novels

LOTR is perfect because it’s deep, creative, compelling, and has hints of romance here and there while still having the overarching theme of resilience in hardships.

Fenn: Twilight (Meyer)

you’re telling me Fenn wouldn’t absolutely be a Twihard??

You can’t keep him away from cheesy supernatural romances that may or may not be toxic in every aspect.

He would eat that right up

Definitely comes up behind every single person in the academy and dramatically says “This is the skin of a killer” and then laughs maniacally

Violet has had enough

Roy: Pride and Prejudice (Austen)

Roy is definitely the type to swoon over dramatic romance novels

He’d sit there in his little garden with a cup of tea and just… read

He just gives the aura of someone who would love Jane Austen stuff

Lynt: Harry Potter (Rowling)

Lynt is just full of childlike wonder so it makes sense he’d like a classic series that we all grew up reading

Would 100% lay on a pillow and have Tino read it to him like a bedtime story

Lance: A Series of Unfortunate Events (Snicket)

He just seems the type to go nuts for melancholy

They’re very good books, but since he’s kind of hardcore he just reads them for leisure

Can definitely see him skipping class and lounging up in a tree to read

Knight: The Cat Returns (Miyazaki)

Do I even need to explain.

I feel like he would love Ghibli movies, but especially this one because literally almost all the characters are cats

Also appreciates the unique art style

Jasper: Sherlock Holmes (Doyle)

something about him just exudes an air of ‘mystery novel lover’.

It’s both classy and intriguing, which is the perfect mix for him

Kind of like a parallel to his Sirius alter ego where he goes out on secret missions for Guy

Always manages to solve the mystery before they even get to it

Violet: Real Housewives shows

She would absolutely eat that drama right up

Strikes me as a feral reality TV lover

She would get INTO it. Everyone passing by her room can hear either cackling or very loud swearing when she’s at it

Would sit there with a glass of wine and watch to ‘unwind'

Grayson: The Phantom of the Opera (Leroux)

Like Roy, he’s definitely a classics lover

Perfect balance of music, drama, and enjoyable mystery

Definitely likes both the book and the movie and would very much go see the musical every time it was showing

Makes him feel things??

Tino: Avatar: The Last Airbender

He just loves classic childhood shows like Lynt

Absolutely identifies with Aang and Katara

Probably hides his face with a blanket whenever Azula is on screen

Just really likes wholesome content

Excitedly explains the plot of every episode and backstory to Lynt (who’s half listening or falling asleep)

Rio: Monty Python and the Holy Grail

This man would go feral for comedy

Perfect mix of knights and comedic value

Roars with laughter anytime a joke lands

Definitely can be seen banging items together and pretending to ride a horse like they do in the movie

Laughs at the jokes every time no matter how many times he’s seen it

Aquia: Sleeping Beauty

No surprise that he’s a sucker for romance

Definitely loves every single classic Disney movie and even cries when he’s watching

He loves the part where the Prince rescues Aurora because he’s secretly wishing that he could be a prince like that someday

It’s his comfort movie

Lou: The Office US

Every. Single. Thing. makes him laugh

So deeply absorbed in every single side plot

Sitting there on the edge of his seat with wide eyes watching it all go down

It kind of reminds him of the situations he finds himself in every day

Has definitely tried to say “That’s what she said” without understanding what it means, and everyone else is just staring at him with horrified expressions

Finds Michael Scott so funny

So invested in the Jim/Pam plotline that he actually cries when they get together

Such a fangirl that he hosts a version of the Dundies for the princes/ valets

It does not go well

[thebarontheabyss]

Haven’t seen a ~character ask~ for a while heree so lemme ask:

The bar has a dvd and a tv now, what will be each character fav movie to watch?

Hehehe thanks, I love answering asks like that!

Keep them coming; it actually really helps me define the characters.

Now for your brilliant ask!

Death would absolutely adore Pride & Prejudice. They will get swept up in the romance, falling for both Elizabeth and Darcy (bi icon), releasing little sniffles and dreamy sighs while reaching for the tissues.

Lilith/Damian would be all in for Mad Max: Fury Road. The non-stop action and sheer chaos would have them on the edge of their seat, "We should have a race like that!" they'd shout, already plotting a hellish version of their own.

Morgan/a will be captivated by The Matrix, drawn to its alien technology—so far from magic yet a bit similar. The problem? They spend hours over-analyzing it, boring poor Pepper out.

Hastur is another surprise—it's Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The coconut horse joke will send him reeling, and his usual calm will be shattered by uncontrolled chuckles.

Peisinoe is kind of obvious—but it's Chicago! Afterward, they will definitely add "All That Jazz" to their setlist.

Bless her heart, Shelly will be obsessed with Charlotte's Web, and honestly, that's a top-notch choice. So she ate.

Yaga would hate 90% of movies in existence but also would absolutely love The Princess Bride.

The Raven's love for Mean Girls would have him quoting lines at every opportunity, much to everyone's annoyance. Stop trying to make fetch happen, Raven.

He Without Name will never ask for a specific movie, but if you put WALL-E on, he becomes surprisingly animated, echoing the robots with a hint of joy.

[ramgirlpaul]

Tagged by @longing4yesterday for a get to know you q&a thankyou q I love youuuuuu <33 under the cut for ease of dashboard

Last song; Impacto- Enjambre

Last book; Currently reading Be Kind, my Neighbor by Yugo Limbo ^^ yugolimbo projects I love you soso dearly everyone please pick one and play/read it through. Smile for me recommended

Last movie; Monty Python's Life of Brian! I'm catching up on monty python projects since I've only ever seen the holy grail.

Last show; Legitimately no idea I barely watch shows .... I think the last time I watched a show was sometime mid last year. What we do in the shadows maybe ?

Last thing i searched; "the Beatles in 1962" for drawing references :)

Sweet/savory/spicy; I have such a sweet tooth that god punished me by making me develop a really strong tooth sensitivity to sweetness like 2 or so years ago. It won't stop me. Swet treat or I die.. which is probably why I developed the sensitivity in the first place

Relationship status; taken, twice! Coming up on 4 yrs but since there's three of us it counts as 12, I think.

Looking forward to; getting the fuck out of here our landlord keeps pushing back the date that the new apartment will be available first it was the 1st then the 7th now the 15th somebody either help me give me a house or kill him i swear to god. I'm also looking forward to catching a complete unknown in theatres :)

Current obsession; so there's this boy band from the 60s ... no. It's too obscure I don't think you guys would know them...

tagging; open to you all I love you <33

[mama-qwerty]

Unintentional Insult

From the Knucklesverse au.

~~~~~

Callie sat on the couch, Eclipse spread across her lap, Silver at her hip. Around her sat a handful of Knuckles. (Yes, she was aware that a group of echidna was call a 'parade' but saying there was a 'parade' of Knuckles in her house sounded stupid, so she made up her own term. A handful. Which made so much more sense to her.)

All eyes were on the television before them. She'd treated the group to a movie night at her house, and put in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. She figured it was a safe enough bet for all involved, and thought Gawain may get a kick out of seeing 'himself' featured in a movie.

It seemed to be a hit—lots of laughs at the jokes and various silliness. Little Z got a kick out of the Black Knight, and Cal figured they'd hear the Tis but a scratch! thing in the foreseeable future.

She kept flicking her eyes to Gawain to gauge his reaction, and found him sitting with a slight frown on his muzzle. Curious, she paused the movie, much to the annoyance of the others.

"Whatcha thinkin' about, Gawain?"

The echidna turned, almost startled, at the interruption. "I am . . . surprised to see there were people so similar to us on your world. Is this based on factual events?"

A smile curled Callie's lip. "Eh, not really. I mean, the Arthurian legend is real, but this is just satire. A funny story with the characters."

Gawain lowered his head, in the classic "Knuckles thinking" pose. He hummed, his brow furrowed.

"I suppose given the different forms we've seen in the Sanctuary, it shouldn't seem strange that there would be a human version of myself. But somehow it seems . . . strangest of all."

Callie lifted an eyebrow. "Oh? How so?"

The echidna shook his head, glancing back at the TV. "Hearing my name directed at a human is odd."

The woman shrugged. "We didn't have any echidna Knux's. Maybe this was the universe's way to bring that bit of honor and nobility to Earth."

Gawain nodded, but still looked distracted. "I understand that, but still. There are other creatures that could carry a similar nobility. Why a human?"

A tense silence settled over the living room then. It took Gawain a moment to realize what he'd said, and he turned with wide eyes to the others.

The other Knuckles’ stared at him, glared at him. Boom lay on his belly next to him, Dread was on the couch leaning against the arm. Gnarly and Renegade sat on the floor with their backs against the couch on Callie's other side. And Little Z sat at Callie's other hip.

And they all wore identical expressions of annoyance.

Even Eclipse and Silver stared at the knight.

Gawain flicked his eyes up to Callie, the actual human in their midst. She simply watched him, her eyes slightly narrowed, but a little curl on her lips.

He swallowed hard.

"I . . ." he started, clearing his throat to rid the slight shake. "I meant no disrespect. There's nothing wrong with being a human, of course, I simply don't . . . I didn't . . ."

"Ye better think long and hard ‘bout the next words outta yer mouth, lad," Dread said, his own eyes narrowing. His lip pulled into a slight snarl. "'Cause I won't sit here an' let ye insult this fine lass simply for how she be born."

Gawain swallowed again. He wasn't normally one to give any credence to Dread's threats, but he'd stuck his foot in his mouth and it was hard to extract it at the moment.

"I . . ." he said again, and pushed himself to stand. He held his hands in tight fists by his sides, and gave Callie a firm bow. "I apologize for my insult. I . . . I didn't think. I hope you don't think too ill of me now."

He straightened and looked toward the front door, where his armor was neatly stacked. Callie had made him take them off so it didn't scratch or snag any of her furniture.

"I believe I should go. I am sorry for my rudeness."

The echidna turned and hurried toward the door, cursing his tongue for saying something so rude without thinking. He reached for his breastplate when a hand fell on his shoulder. Gawain whirled, expecting perhaps Dread ready to lash out, but found Callie instead.

"Hey," she said, her voice soft. "Hang on a sec. I wasn't insulted. Humans are . . . well, we can be problematic, yeah. But that's not really strange, I don't think. I'd wager any species could have their bad eggs, echidna included. But I understand it feeling a little odd to hear your name attached to someone else."

Gawain stood with his head slightly lowered, but gave her a nod. "I am still sorry for what I said. Before you and Madam Maddie, the only other human I encountered was a vile witch who wanted to claim the kingdom as her own. So . . . I did not have a very good impression of your kind."

Callie hunkered down on one knee to come more face-to-face with the echidna.

"Hey, I get it. I mean, if I met Dread first, I probably wouldn't have a very good impression of echidna in general, either."

"Oi! I can hear ye!" a voice called, the annoyance evident. "And here I be stickin' up for ye! Aye, there's gratitude for ye."

Callie gave Gawain a little smile, which the knight returned.

"No need to be sorry, and no need to leave. C'mon, wanna finish the movie? I'll make some popcorn."

Gawain seemed to consider this, before giving her a shy smile. "May I have some of that warm cocoa?"

"Absolutely. C'mon, you can even help."

His misdeed forgotten, Gawain smiled, and followed his friend toward the kitchen. Callie passed by the couch, as Dread gave her a little evil eye.

"Where be my apology?"

Callie shoved his hat a little further down on his head with a smirk. "You still love me, little pirate man. You know it."

Dread gave a little grunt, straightening his hat. "Against me better judgment."

"Want a popcicle?"

A pause. "Yes, ma'am."

Boom pushed himself up. "Oh, snacks?! Count me in!"

Callie found herself leading a handful of Knuckles, a hedgehog, and a darkling into the kitchen, ready to raid her cabinets to satisfy their case of the munchies.

[hewhoreplaces]

hiyaaaaa<3

sooooo my curious ass would like to know 4, 8, 9, 15, 16 and 19 on the films ask list heheheheeee love ya

4. name a movie you put on to laugh to: you've made me realize i am a bitter son of a bitch, i don't watch movies to laugh 😭 i did have a great one with Monty Python and the Holy Grail because i was high af first time i saw it

8. what's your comfort film? Matrix 1 to 3, and Priscilla <3

9. guilty pleasure movie? i do feel a little ashamed about liking the Brosnan Bonds... also Sweeney Todd...

15. do you like to talk during movies? or silence? when i watch something with friends i enjoy the occasional smart/funny comment, but i prefer silence, (to me) it means you're paying attention. when someone talks in the theater...... manslaughter

16. favorite book to film adaptation? i don't think i've read and seen both versions of too many pieces, but the work they made with Brokeback Mountain has to be one of the best!!! i also really liked the 1996 Jane Eyre adaptation

[icy-watch]

It wasn't outright stated, but I'm almost 100% sure that King is a Titan. The child of the Titan that makes up the Boiling Isles.

Which would mean that there's very long gestation period for an egg. Unless, King's gestation period was longer than normal due to nobody being around to actually care for the egg as it should have been.

This is a very bold claim, but it feels right. A lot of things just kind of point to it. Especially in this episode alone.

It's just really sad bc when King realizes where his father is, and what Belos has done to him... Yeah.

That symbol that King carved into his name tag. I'm really not sure if that's his name or a spell or something. It really was all over the tower.

My mind is also going to Francois. First and foremost: Where did that rabbit get a knife? I know rabbits are deadly, I've seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) numerous times. So, like, if worst comes to worse, I know how to get rid of Francois.

A part of me is thinking that Francois is somehow animate. Either by someone controlling the stuffed animal or by a spell.

Another part of me is thinking that, like Sophie Hatter in Howls Moving Castle by Dianna Wynne Jones, by talking to Francois, King made him animated.

It's probably neither of those, but that's where my brain's at.

This episode was the second time a minor character who can alter the physical appearance of their body swung an axe at Luz. I'm pretty sure that's foreshadowing to something in the future. A main antagonist using an against Luz.

That probably won't happen until later this season tho.

Ok, so, I'm feeling like only 1 episode tomorrow unless I can magically squeeze in 2. I'd really like that, but things just haven't been aligning well when I try for it. So, just the 1. Until then!

[fractiflos]

Answers to the Asks

There was only one like, so I should only answer the first one... But I really did want to answer some of the others, so below the cut will be the other ones I wanted to get to. And here's my answer to 19.

I wanted my username to have something to do with cats, but before I made my Ao3 account, I had to make an account on something else (forgot what) and spent way too much time trying to come up with something that wasn't already taken. So, I went with an old pen name I came up with and never got to use because I figured it wouldn't be taken. Jane, after Jane Eyre, one of my favorite books. Alice after Alice in Wonderland. And Rosewood, after my cat Rose. (I was right, it wasn't taken)

2. I do try to use paper, but I lose pens and notebooks really easily. Also, I tend to grip pencils really hard for some reason, so my hand gets sore fast. I generally keep all my writing notes and stuff on my laptop, because it's a lot harder for my brain to lose something so expensive.

6. I kind of plan beforehand. After I come up with the general idea, I think of an ending to work towards. Then I try to come up with some stuff in the middle. But it's not super detailed so a lot of the finer stuff is up to "go with the flow".

12. I love comments because it's always nice to hear (read) that someone liked what you wrote. I sometimes go through periods of no energy but I do try to reply to each comment. But it weirdly stresses me out when the comment number is higher than the kudos number, so sometimes I delete my replies. Also, when I was young, I went through a superstitious phase. I'm over it now, but to this day seeing the number thirteen gives me a stabbing pain in the eyes (I can handle seeing it written but not the number itself) so I do appreciate that nothing is at that number.

10 + 3 - It depends. If it's a gift or a prize, I can usually get it done in about two weeks cuz then I'm really motivated. I'm currently on a "One WIP will get weekly updates and then move on to the next" schedule. One-shots, should take about 1 - 2 weeks if I'm motivated. If not... Well, Primary Colors was sitting in my drafts for about one and half years for one example.

14. Ghastly Advice. I looked it up once and the word count is long enough for it to qualify as a novel lol.

15. Current WIP name: Killer Rabbit. It may change when I publish this one-shot. I haven't seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail but I was shown the killer rabbit clip and it made me think of AFO. There should be more Bunny for One. So, I'm working on this one-shot where he turns into a rabbit (it was also a prompt I once made but I really wanted to write it, so I'm working on it)

16. Yes! AUs are always really fun because I can either make stuff up completely (like in Swan Sight) or have fun putting The Characters in a different media universe (like in The Other Father).

18. I can't stand silence. I usually put on whatever music I'm listening to (I cycle through different types) which at the moment happens to be anime openings. My favorite is Idol by Yaosobi. Though sometimes I just turn on my fan and use that as background noise.

20. I like a lot of genres. I guess I should say romance because of all the KudoIchi fics I write, but I like others too. Crack/any kind of comedy is fun because it's nice to know I made people laugh. I really like fantasy, but I don't get to write enough stories with it. Maybe I should write more fantasy one-shots. Horror is also fun to write. I'm a scaredy-cat when I read it, but it doesn't bother me as much when I write it.

21. I die like all the One For All users when AFO caught up to them.

22. Me being ace and not liking sex scenes all that much, I'll have to go with Plot with some porn. I actually haven't written a sex scene. Maybe I should try (I know one WIP where it would fit) but it would probably be really bad.

23. No matter what, I think this crown will always belong to Sensei | All For One/Sensei | All For One.

24. I can't think of a singular comment because I reread a lot of my comments when I'm feeling down and need motivation. I guess it would have to be the long ones though, because there's more to motivate me!

25. Some days, writing is the only reason I have for living. So, if I'm going to keep writing and living, then I want to improve.

That's everything. If there's any other questions you have though, feel free to ask. My inbox is always open!

[halfetirosie]

˖⁺‧₊˚ Shenanigans are Shenanigan-ing ˚₊‧⁺˖

(Marvels 01-02 React-os!)

WELL THEN, THIS IS QUITE THE DRAMATIC WAY TO COLD-OPEN AN EVENT...

(Me: *Opens the event*)

(*Immediately greeted with DEATH*)

Okay Game, you have my attention! Damn! XD

2) In WHAT UNIVERSE would Resident Giant Quincy and Tiny King Topper kill each other???

(No, really, in which universe? We already know about the Nu World Demon King's universe, so there's bound to be more...)

Honestly tho, the image of tiny Topper viciously fighting Quincy is honestly hilarious to me.

Like, have any of ya'll seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail? Remember the part with the bunny? I imagine it going something like that! (≧∇≦)

3) PFFFFFT!!!!! (≧∇≦)

♡ DRUNK TOPPER!!!! ♡

(I know he's old enough to be legally allowed to drink alcohol, but just because he can doesn't mean he should...)

4) Whoever does the lil' animations in the events should get a raise!!!

I know they're not super detailed---it's literally just moving PNGs around on the screen---but damn, if they aren't just the funniest and most charming things!!!

5) FINALLY, A GOOD VEST OUTFIT FOR EIDEN!!!!!

HONESTLY???? Loving it! With the unbuttoned shirt, sunglasses, and loose tie, it's giving me big

⁺˚⋆｡°✩ 1970s vibes! ✩°｡⋆˚⁺

6) Rei being an Introvert Icon; never telling the fam when they arrive or when they leave, not being noticed, people-watching...

7) REIIIII!!!! JUST LET THEM LOVE YOUUUU!!!!!

*heavy sigh*

Like, on the one hand, I relate to the introversion. But also, knowing what we know about Rei---bitch, he NEEDS THE HUMAN INTERACTION!!!

(Oh GOD, I'm starting to feel like a nagging grandmother now....WELL THAT'S TOO BAD, CUZ SOMETIMES THE OLD FOLKS' WISDOM IS CORRECT!!!!!)

8) 🚨🚨🚨 HOT GUY ALERT!!!! 🚨🚨🚨

Yoooo, the fashion sense of this dude is RIDICULOUS (positive)!!!!

Is he a bird yokai?? Like a crow or something, since crows in stories are known for liking shiny things?? (He does have on a bird mask like the bird yokai we've seen before, and fingers have a gradient thing going on, so I suspect he's a yokai.)

If he is, then that does make things more interesting, because hasn't it been mentioned multiple time that humans and yokai aren't on very familiar/friendly terms?? Do the event organizers not know that this dude is a yokai???

I'm intrigued....

♡ End of report! ♡

[seriousbrat]

Serious question: what do you think Lily’s favorite movie was?

Okay I've been thinking about this question! It's somewhat difficult because I don't think she would have been going to see a lot of movies later in the 70s, not once she's in the Order- though maybe she might have taken James at some point just so he could see what it was like.

Unfortunately (because I hate w*ody Allen) i kind of think she might have liked Annie Hall (1977), had she seen it. But I think my answer might be Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975). I can see her taking James to Life of Brian as well. Maybe she liked something weird like Harold and Maude (1971) but she was a bit young when it was released, or something alt and punky like Jubilee (1978)

There were probably films from the 60s she saw on television (back then it apparently took like... a decade for films to appear on TV after being released in cinemas) like Georgy Girl (1966) and A Taste of Honey (1961). I see her liking films about plucky young heroines haha. Also I think she would have pretended not to like things like Grease because Petunia did lol, but secretly enjoyed them.

And I know you didn't ask about TV but she likely would have been watching more TV than movies since it was more accessible/constantly available, things like Coronation Street, Fawlty Towers and ofc Doctor Who. She probably grew up with Oliver Postgate series (they're beautiful, highly recommend) like The Clangers and Pogles' Wood, as well as Blue Peter and the Basil Brush Show lol (he's a fox, not a squirrel!)

Sorry that got so long!!